Knowing how those numbers are achieved to begin with will give an investor a major leg up in this business.

Your contribution can be the leg work and the administration.

San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego may get most of the tourists, revenue, publicity, but they make up a fairly small percentage of the state.

Statistically, I have seen a slight change in the Orange County market.

Also I would pester the city to remove the trees across the street at the between the lot lines (claiming rape hideouts, etc....) to open the whole strip up as a grass park like area where kids could play (more safely than now).Curb appeal, I would try to remove some of those orange/brown bricks from the rear of the house and cement them up front where they are missing.

Once you have that down you will have a foundation to move into this space...get an experienced mentor and start doing the leg work of prospecting deals based on the borrower options you now are an expert on.I don't know the reasoning behind your decision to enter this particular market but word to the wise .if you need to ask where or how to begin?

Or, do your own leg work, call your Building Code division of enforcement and ask them how many cases they've handed out. 

The White was too pink/orange, even with the White mixed with Natural.We also had the contractor "pop" the wood prior to the stain application, which is lightly coating it with water. 

I am in Orange County, California.

Zach, cash buyers do have a leg up in the marketplace.